Study shows employees become angry when receiving after-hours email, texts

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-02/uota-uas022715.php

Public Release: 27-Feb-2015
University of Texas at Arlington

People who receive electronic correspondence from work after hours become angry more often than not and that can interfere with their personal lives, a new study from a management researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington shows.

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"People who were part of the study reported they became angry when they received a work email or text after they had gone home and that communication was negatively worded or required a lot of the person's time," Butts said. "Also, the people who tried to separate work from their personal life experienced more work-life interference. The after-hours emails really affected those workers' personal lives."

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Butts said one of the most surprising findings of the study was that people who received positive electronic communications after hours were happy. However, those "good vibes" weren't long lasting, Butts said.

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